A New Hampshire lawyer is representing 85 New England families that claim thimerosal, a mercury-based compound used as a preservative in vaccines, has caused autism and other disabilities in their children. Videos of some plaintiffs' children demonstrate "specific cause and effect," attorney Michael Noonan says. Studies have found no association between autism and thimerosal, but critics claim the studies are flawed. Nationally, 5,200 legal claims of damage from childhood immunizations are pending.
November 21, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A New Hampshire lawyer is representing 85 New England families that claim a mercury-based compound in vaccines caused autism and other disabilities in their children.
Michael Noonan said thimerosal, used for decades as a preservative in childhood vaccines, is a neurotoxin that damaged thousands of children.
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